Betsy Stanko

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Policing the lockdown: Domestic abuse and vulnerability

6th July 2020

Prof Betsy Stanko OBE, UCL Jill Dando Institute

UCL COVID-19 SERIES: Professor Betsy Stanko OBE and Dr Jyoti Belur from the Jill Dando Institute UCL and Dr Katrin Hohl from City University of London examine the impact of the pandemic lockdown on domestic abuse and offer insights on the way forward.

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Applying years of academic meets activist knowledge to the management of policing. Professorial achievement, international recognition as an expert in managing violent victimisation (as a victim, as a large policing organisation, as a strategic goal). I introduced 'evidence based' analysis in the Met before the term had currency. Currently Chair of the Ministry of Justice’s Data, Evidence and Science Board. As a member of the Adebowale Commission on Mental Health and Policing, I served as the expert advisor on problem profiling what the MPS knew about mental health responses (reported to the Commissioner in May 2013). I have played various roles within the Metropolitan Police over the past decade, all focusing on know how to harness routinely collected information as intelligence, analyse, map and anticipate problems and suggest solutions systematically. I formed an 'evidence based' research team in the Met, where the intersection of intelligence led, information led research maps onto performance. I am very familiar with inside of large public sector organisations and know about the critical need to continually balance information, policy and politics for practical solutions. Specialties: Know how to teach new ways to thinking to often resistant operational working cultures. Proud to be recognised in the 2014 Queen's Birthday Honours for my service to Policing.